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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Crime Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variableycopno00
LabelYCopNo01: Why did police not know about matter
Responses
1 Private/personal/family matter 592
2 Dealt with matter MYSELF/ourselves 938
3 Reported to authorities (eg superiors) 333
4 Dislike/fear of police 32
5 Fear reprisal by offenders/make worse 118
6 Police could have done nothing 1662
7 Police would not have bothered 675
8 Inconvenient/too much trouble 202
9 No loss/damage 96
10 Attempt at offence was unsuccessful 93
11 Too trivial/not worth reporting 2960
12 Previous bad experience of police 61
13 Other 440
99 18
Sysmiss 6787
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Crime Survey, 2000
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